CASE REPORT

Haemobilia following blunt liver injury

G L Laing^I; D L Clarke^II; L Ferndale^I; D Reitz^III; V Manchev^IV

IMB ChB, FCS (SA). Grey's and Edendale Hospitals, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
IIMB ChB, FCS (SA), MBA, MMedSci, MPhil. Grey's and Edendale Hospitals, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
IIIMB ChB, FC Rad Diag (SA). Grey's and Edendale Hospitals, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
IVMB ChB. Grey's and Edendale Hospitals, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

ABSTRACT

Blunt liver trauma is commonly managed by non-operative measures. We report a case of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grade III liver injury and its complications, successfully managed by a combination of minimally invasive interventions.

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